Ki-Teitzei
Going out to war is not always a bad thing – so long as it is going “out” to war and not going “in” to war.
A plethora of Mitzvoth, connections, are iterated: from captives, burial, and found objects, to laws of mixology, intimacy, and immoral behavior. Laws of slavery, military camps, and economics, to marriage, fiscal responsibly, and divorce. Amalek (also symbolic of doubt) is the mortal the Jewish people. We always must remember Amalek and how they tried to squash our freedom as we left Egypt. We must erase any semblance of this darkness from the face of the light earth.
Ki Teitzei: Time To Sing
I realized and continue to realize the deep grief of so many tormented souls; children whose lives were forever altered because of a self-indulgent, sick adult.
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Ki Teitzei: Religion and Dysfunctionality
Our calling is to marginalize (and possibly eliminate) so-called “religious” behavior that feeds the stereotype of close-minded, unevolved and condescending religiosity. And more importantly, reintroduce the alternative – faith and religion that allows man to actualize and shine in his full glory.
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Time To Sing
I realized and continue to realize the deep grief of so many tormented souls; children whose lives were forever altered because of a self-indulgent, sick adult.
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Ki Teitzei: Nine Eleven
September 11 marks the day when this battle turned global. Now our time has come to not be afraid, but to rise to the occasion and find ways to bring on personal and global redemption.
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Ki Teitzei: Childhood Innocence and Blood
Beheading of Steven Sotloff: At times like this don’t you just want to curl back up into your fetal-like childhood innocence? An essay on staying innocent in a psychotic world.
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Intimations of Divorce
The fact that divorce is possible within human marriages is the result of the existence of the concept of “divorce” in the marriage relationship between G-d and man.
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The Immigrant’s Credo
A letter from the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe discussing Divine Providence and G-d’s help with sustenance.
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Financial Fears
A rabbi rebukes two men, a miser and a charitable man, for dealing with money fearfully.
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The Difficult Lamb
The meekness of the sheep, no matter how difficult a problem it poses, can also be reclaimed as a virtue.
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A Haven In Time
The twenty-nine days of Elul offer an isle in time, a sanctum for introspection and self-assessment, for atonement and rehabilitation.
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